Charu Modi
Charu Modi | |
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| Born | 28 October 1962 [citation needed] New Delhi, India [citation needed] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.Com (Lady Shri Ram College) & MBA (Thunderbird School of Global Management) |
| Occupation(s) | Promoter (Modi Enterprises), Co-Founder and Chancellor (KK Modi University) & Executive Director (Indofil Industries) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | [1] |
Charu Modi is an Indian entrepreneur and the promoter and shareholder of the K.K. Modi group. She is the granddaughter of the late Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi and the daughter of Krishan Kumar Modi and Bina Modi.[1] Modi is the co-founder and chancellor of KK Modi University (KKMU),[2] an educational institute offering internationally accredited courses on Indian campuses.[3] Modi is also the elder sister of Lalit Modi, the former Indian cricket administrator and the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL)[4] and Samir Modi, who manages the Modi Group's retail, network marketing and cosmetics ventures.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Born in New Delhi, Modi went to St. Mary’s Convent in Nainital and completed her bachelor's degree in commerce from Lady Shri Ram College in the Indian capital. In 1996, at the age of 33, she left India to attend an MBA program at American Graduate School of International Management in Arizona (later renamed as Thunderbird School of Global Management) and then worked for Kaiser Permanente and Estée Lauder in the U.S. for three years.[6][failed verification]
Business career[edit]
Modi entered into business in the U.S. after noticing manpower shortages in critical areas of business during her employment with Kaiser Permanente.[7] She is the founder and promoter of Modi Healthcare Placement, a nurse recruitment organisation in the U.S.[8] She also serves as executive director at Modi Enterprises and Indofil Industries.[9] In March 2015, Modi and her father laid the foundation stone for K.K. Modi University in Mahmara; Modi serves as the chancellor.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Roy, Shubhrangshu (27 August 2002). "MrModi: Gloss is gone, loss is yours". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Business, Standard (22 March 2015). "K K Modi Group commissions University in Chhattisgarh". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "First US varsity sets foot in India". The Tribune. 12 November 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Debaashis (19 April 2009). "Who's this man?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Modi empire may be sold: K K Modi". The Financial Express. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "'Business Is Not Only About Making Money'". The Financial Express. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Roy, Shubhrangshu (14 February 2003). "Every Modi is looking for somethin'..." The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "'Business Is Not Only About Making Money'". The Financial Express. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "KK Modi gets Behuria for professional consolidation". Business Standard. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "K K Modi Group commissions University in Chhattisgarh". www.business-standard.com. Business Standard. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
